Growing Begonia In My Garden

Today, I am posting about another Begonia plant which I have propagated through a stem cutting from a friend's garden.

Previously, I have posted on the 3 types of Begonia plants from my garden.

If you are interested to find out about them, do click here.

This Begonia plant can grow into a bush but I planted mine in a pot.

It grows upright and it can grow tall. To prevent it growing too tall, I will cut off the top to cause it to grow more branches.

Begonia are quite easy to grow.

It grows well in partial shade or with morning sun.

I used normal garden soil with good water drainage.

Over watering will cause root rot.

This Begonia plant has very attractive and beautiful foliage.

Its leaves are in deep dark green or deep maroon colour, with red veins.

The underside of the leaves is dark red.

The leaves of my Begonia plant grown in a pot is about 8 inches (20 cm) x 4.75 inches (12 cm)

On a closer look, there are very fine, short hairs on the leaf surface and it can also be felt.

 The succulent stem breaks easily.

 The thick stem is wine red with white spots.

The flowers are in sweet pink with yellow centre. 

My Begonia plant has just recently flowered and I noticed that the flowers were quite small.

The flowers are in small clusters and they looked like mini pink bells.

So far this plant is pest resistant.

I fertilize it once in 2 or 3 weeks.

The stems are upright and the leaves face upwards.

The Lord preserves the upright but ruins the plans of the wicked.
(Proverbs 22:12, TLB)